SIU Carbondale College of Business Career Guide

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YOUR RESUME
Action Words
The following list of words is useful when describing
your accomplishments. These words represent skill
areas that you may have that would be beneficial to a
prospective employer.
References
You can list references as the final major category of
the resume or as an attachment page. Check with your
career services office for their recommendations.
Optional Items
If any of these items are related to your objective and
can help sell you as a job candidate, you may want to
consider including them:
ƒ ƒ G.P.A. (if 3.0 or above) or major G.P.A.
ƒ ƒ Academic awards, honors, or scholarships
ƒ ƒ Special projects/research
ƒ ƒ Personal skills/computer skills
ƒ ƒ Extracurricular activities/community service
ƒ ƒ Leadership
Editing Your Resume
Length
Ideally, your resume should be one
page. You should make certain all
pertinent information is included. If
your resume requires more than one
page, label the second page with your
name and the page number.
Appearance
The body of the resume should be an
eleven or twelve point standard font
of no color other than black. Fonts
such as Arial, Helvetica, or Times
New Roman are always a safe bet
when constructing a resume that has
a professional appearance. Spacing
Acti ords
e following list of words i u eful when describing your
job duties. These words represent skill areas that you may
have that would be beneficial to a prosp ctive employer.
References
You can list references as the final major category of the
resume or as an attachment page. Check with your career
services office for their recommendations.
Optional Ite s
If any of these it ms are relat d to your bjective and can
help sell you as a job candidate, you may want to consider
including them:
ƒ G.P.A. (if 3.0 or above) or major G.P.A.
ƒ Academic awards, honors, or scholarships
ƒ Special projects/research
ƒ Personal skills/computer skills
ƒ Extracurricular activities/com unity service
ƒ Leadership
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eleven or twelve point standard font
of no color other then black. Fonts
such as Arial, elvetica, or Times
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when constructing a resume that has
a profesional appearance. Spacing
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analyzed
appraised
assisted
budgeted
built
calculated
charted
compiled
composed
conducted
consolidated
controlled
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delivered
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diagnosed
directed
discovered
distributed
earned
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established
evaluated
examined
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expanded
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explained
facilitated
formulated
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handled
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initiated
instituted
launched
maintained
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mediated
motivated
negotiated
observed
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organized
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reinforced
researched
reviewed
scheduled
supervised
strengthened
translated
updated
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ACTION WORDS
and size of the page are key elements
to ensure optimum readability. Print
your resume on quality 8½” x 11”
paper in white or conservative colors.
Accuracy
Proofread carefully for spelling and
grammar and ask someone else to
proofread your resume. Accuracy
is essential; nothing stands out like
spelling or grammatical errors!
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and size of the p ge are k y lements
to ensure opti um readability. Print
your resume on quality 81/2” x 11”
paper in white r conservative colors.
Accuracy
P oofread carefully for spelli g and
grammar and ask s meone else to
p oofread your resume. Ac uracy
i essential; nothing stands out like
spelling or gramm tical errors!